Extracted from The Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, MS)
Pvt. Max Shirey of Paratroopers Killed in Belgium
Private Max H. Shirey, 23, son of
Mrs. L. P. Shirey, 213 North Broadway,
was killed in action in Belgium on December 23.
Private Shirey was a member of a Paratroop
Division which had been overseas for 20 months.
He entered the armed forces some 7 months prior
to his overseas service. He was employed by the
United States Gypsum company as a machine
operator before he joined the Army.
Thursday, March 1, 1945